Fridays are the longest days of the week but it’s great because they give you enough reason to reward yourself once in a while! Today was Rena’s birthday and we went to attend the October Beer Fest here in Fukuoka. I was actually quite tired after class and looked forward to a nice, chilled glass of beer over happy conversation. I didn’t feel that I’d have the energy to be ‘festive’, as such. But it was so well-organised and there were so many different options besides what’s regularly available! I’m a huge beer fan and this was truly, truly lovely. The music was so good and everybody was cheering everybody on, and we eventually decided to go dance a little bit too. I had half a litre of rainbow beer (tasted like bubblegum, I think, quite a burst of flavour!). I also felt accomplished earlier today evening because I was able to guide Rena and Sunny to Kashi Station successfully (it’s not really a big deal but for a person with terrible navigation skills, it feels mammoth!). We weren’t sure what train to take from Hakata station to get back to college so I think we had a few moments of panic. But it was just such a happy night and just seeing people come together and be happy makes you feel like life is, indeed, a celebration. I high-fived so many people today at the fest today while we were dancing and doing the cool train thing. It felt familiar and warm despite the crowd being huge. We also had a banana and caramel cake with nuts in it to celebrate Rena’s birthday!
I feel much better than I did yesterday, and I think the key is to keep telling myself to not overthink. We learned some really interesting things in class today, too. The anime and manga class was about the image of the hero in Japanese manga. There are so many interesting aspects to what I’m studying here, and so much that forces me to think. Jimmy gave me so many wonderful sweets today (including matcha) because I was feeling homesick yesterday. I live for such moments, really. She also packed it with a pretty, yellow tape.
THE WEEKEND IS HERE REJOICE RELAX MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF DETOX DRINK LEMON JUICE EXERCISE WRITE SMILE MORE TAKE A LONG WALK TALK TO BIRDS AND CATS SEE YOU AROUND AND SENDING SO MUCH SUNSHINE YOUR WAY!
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